For their performances last week, Lauren Coyne and Brett Podobinski are Miami's Athletes of the Week, presented by Skyline Chili for the week of Sept. 15.
 

Female Winner: Lauren Coyne
Lauren Coyne was named the Miami/Best Western Invitational MVP after recording 3.62 points per set and 3.00 kills per set to lead the RedHawks to a tournament championship. The freshman opposite hitter totaled 39 kills and added a service ace over 13 sets against Middle Tennessee, Southern Indiana, and Duquesne. In Miami's two wins against the Blue Raiders and Dukes, Coyne posted 38 points (4.22 points/set) and 32 kills (3.56 kills/set) with a .293 hitting percentage. A freshman from Wheaton, Ill., she is studying Marketing in the Farmer School of Business.



Male Winner: Brett Podobinski
Brett Podobinski tied for fifth place in a field of 84 golfers at last week's Gopher Invitational. Podobinski shot a 67 in the second round and added five birdies in the final round to produce a score of 210 for the tournament. He finished the event with a score of three under par to help the RedHawks take sixth place in a 15-team tournament. A senior from Dublin, Ohio, he is studying Supply Chain and Operations Management in the Farmer School of Business.